diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+FROM ruby:2.6
+
+ENV LC_ALL C.UTF-8
+ENV LANG en_US.UTF-8
+ENV LANGUAGE en_US.UTF-8
+
+WORKDIR /usr/src/app
+
+COPY Gemfile just-the-docs.gemspec ./
+RUN gem install bundler && bundle install
+
+EXPOSE 4000
+
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 90dfb6f..4d1c1e8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ Or install it yourself as:
 
     $ gem install just-the-docs
 
+Alternatively, you can run it inside Docker while developing your site
+
+    $ docker-compose up
+
 ## Usage
 
 [View the documentation](https://pmarsceill.github.io/just-the-docs/) for usage information.
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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+++ b/docker-compose.yml
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+version: "3.5"
+
+services:
+  jekyll:
+    build:
+      context: ./
+    ports:
+      - 4000:4000
+    volumes:
+      - .:/usr/src/app
+    stdin_open: true
+    tty: true
+    command: bundle exec jekyll serve -H 0.0.0.0 -t
+